Police Beat items are compiled from public information contained in Los Alamos Police Department Records. Charges or citations listed in Police Beat do not imply innocence or guilt. The Los Alamos Police Department uses the term “arrest” to define anyone who has been physically arrested, served a court summons, or issued a citation.

Dave Martinez

James Carpenter

Michael Hart

Theodore Porter

William Mullaly

June 14

2:51 p.m. ­— A 45-year-old female Los Alamos caller reported cell phone theft. The phone was valued at $252. It was later recovered. Charges are pending.

June 15

1:06 p.m. — The Los Alamos National Laboratory reported that a tire had been stolen off a trailer at Technical Area 60. The estimated loss is $70.

7:48 p.m. — A 51-year-old Los Alamos male reported that he was verbally threatened by another man. No charges were filed.

June 16

11:44 a.m. — Mountain Elementary School reported that a lid to a sandbox had been damaged. The estimated loss is $57.

7:48 a.m. — Los Alamos County reported that a pick-up truck carrying a ladder struck an electronic traffic board with the ladder causing $45,000 in damage. The driver of the truck fled the scene. Police are investigating the incident.

7:52 a.m. — A 36-year-old male reported that his vehicle had been broken into while it was parked at his residence. Binoculars, a flashlight and a pocketknife valued at $101 were taken from the vehicle.

1:51 p.m. –—The Los Alamos National Lab reported that a chainsaw valued at $366 was stolen from a storage shed.